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Volume 2 Issue 4 - December 1996/January 1997

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~D~e~c'~9~6~/~J~a~n~'!9~7~--~~==~~~~~~~e2e PULSE Pulse: Toronto's only comprehensive monthly classical and contemporary concert listing source Pulse: Toronto's Music Classical and New Vol 2, No 4, Copyright ® PerpuiProze, 60 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto Ont MST 2N4 Publisher: Allan Pulker Editor: David Perlman Phone: 416-603-3786, Fax: 416-603-3787 E-mail: drumkm @web.apc.org Next Pub. Date: 25th January Listings Deadline: 1 5th January Listings Are Free. Please phone or write for a copy of listing guidelines. Display advertising rates: available on request. Classified advertising rates: SOc per word ( 0 minimum) Subscriptions: Per Year (Ten Issues) Bulk' rates available. Pulse is a production of DRUM Publishing, 60 Bellevue Avenue Toronto MST 2N4 Printing by New Concept Circulation: 12,000 copies printed and distributed BUSHER'S .................................................................. odium I We wish you, our readers, all the best for , the holiday season, and we say thank you İ to all the musical organizations and individuals who have worked over the yea ' I to make Pulse accurate and complete. As always, the festive season firings opportunities aplenty to hear Handel's Messiah: our listings include 18 separate / performances on ten different ni?,hts! mcluding two sing-alongs, four 'part" or "highlight" renditions, and twelve complete İ performances. And if eighteen Messiahs feels a bit too much like a menu with eighteen turkey dinners on it, be of good cheer. There are 212 concerts in the same four-week period with nary a Handel in sight! A very happy new year to you all! Left, Danielle LeBlanc, National Winner of the Metropolitan National Auditions in New York, will make her Opera in Concert debut in the title role of L'ltaliana in Algeri on January 26 at the Ford Centre. Right, Russell Braun: One of the distinguished U ofT Faculty of Music Opera Division alumni who will be singing at the Gala 50th Opera Division anniversary concert on December 6. · Table of Contents: December 1996, January 1997 Publisher's Podium . 2 Letters to the Editor . 3 Concert Notes 4, 6 The great big (little) CD giveaway . 7 EtCetera File . . . . . . . 8,9 Seeking Perfect Sound . 8 Welcome new members 10 •Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, •National Music Camps of Canada, • Toronto Mozart Society Members on Disc ..... . December concert listings January concert listings (Un)classified ads ... . Index ........... . Where to pick up Pulse DECEMBER/JANUARY ADVERTISERS 11 13-24 24-30 30 31 32 Academy Concert Series . . . 17 Esprit Orchestra . ; . . . . . . . 11 Open Studio . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Aldeburgh Connection . . 29,30 Exultate Singers . . . . . . . . 16 Opera Division, Faculty of Music Amadeus Choir . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ford Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Amadeus Ensemble . . . . . . . 21 Gary Armstrong Woodwinds . . 3 Opera in Concert . . . . . . . . 17 Artword Theatre . . . . . . . . 14 Gatsby' s Restaurant . . . . . . . 5 Orpheus Choir . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ashley and Crippen . . . . . . . . 5 Gloria Saarinen . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pulse Website . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Associates of the TSO . . . . 27 Great Northern Productions . . 5 Roy Thomson Hall . . . . . . . . 24 Bach Children's Chorus . . . 19 Hurdy Gurdy Day . . . . . . . . 25 Royans Centre . . . . . . . . . . 6 Bob Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lockwood ARS . . . . . . . . . . 8 Serenata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Canadian Children's Opera Chorus Long and McQuade . . . . . . . 12 Shar Music - . .......... . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Marjorie Patterson . . . . . . . . 16 Sine Nomine Ensemble ·. . . . 22 Centrediscs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mikrokosmos . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Soundpost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Choral Store . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mooredale Concerts . . . . . . 27 St. Andrew Chorale . . . . . . 21 Christ Church Deer Park .... 3 Music Atelier . . ....... .. . 5 Tafelmusic . . ..... . 15,22,26 Classical 96FM . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Music Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . 25 Toronto Consort . . . . . . . . 20 Claviers Baroques . . . . . . . . . 3 Music Gallery . . . . . . . . . . 12 Toronto Sinfonietta . . . . . . 20 Concentus Arts .... . 17, 26,28 National Music Camp . .. .. . 9 Toronto Operetta Theatre . . . 23 Concert Design .... .. ... . 3 Naxos . .............. 13 Women's Musical Club of Toronto Creative Artis Productions . . 20 New School of Classical Vocal ...... . ...... . .. . .. 19, 26 Diet Magic ............. 30 Studies ............. . .. 6 York Symphony Orchestra .. 14 East York Symphony . . . . . . 21 Off Centre Music Series . . . 18 Elmer lseler Singers . . . . . . 16 Ontario Choral Federation . . . 6

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